Easylon USB Socket Interface+ User Manual
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1. USB Socket Interfacet User Manual Gesytec GmbH Pascalstr 6 52076 Aachen Germany Tel 49 24 08 9 44 0 Fax 49 24 08 94 4 100 email info gesytec de www gesytec com Doc ID LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx Version v1 0 06 30 2014 772 Gesytec LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual This manual provides you with all the information which you will require to use the Easy lon USB Socket Interface However this manual will neither explain aspects of Echelon s LONWORKS technology nor details of the ISO IEC 14908 standard on which this product is based nor Echelon s Microprocessor Interface Program MIP The drivers of the USB Socket Interface have been developed in compliance with the driver speci fications of the Echelon Corporation Details of these are as well not described in this documentation For further information on the LONWoRKS technology please refer to the extensive documentation provided by Echelon After a general presentation of the Easylon USB Socket Interface in Chapter 1 Chapter 2 describes the necessary steps to install the module Chapter 3 gives the technical specifications of the device Chapter 4 provides some information on the usage of the Interface as virtual MIP network node This documentation is subject to changes without notice Gesytec assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or2. area ei 18 PS Gesytec 222 19 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Index Index 16 bit applications 13 Adapter Name 12 adapter settings 10 connector 16 connector pin assignment 16 debug flag 11 Debug Flag 12 dimension 17 dirver 4 driver installation 7 driver instances 10 EasyCheck 13 installation 7 manual 8 10 LED 17 LED signals 15 MIP 6 network interface 15 No of Parallel Transactions 13 Number of MIP Interfaces 11 Number of VNI Interfaces 11 order code 4 power consumption 17 power supply 17 247 Gesytec 4 product information 4 programming instructions 18 registry key 18 RoHs 17 scope of delivery 4 service LED 15 standby 12 step file 17 technical specifications 16 temperature 17 transceiver 16 Update 10 USB interface 15 USB standard 5 variants 4 Virtual Network Interface 5 VNI 5 Windows 2000 13 78 Vista 13 XP 13 xif file 18 20 20
3. 2 2 3 EasyCheck Quick Interface Diapgnssis u ann ene ee a 13 3 Technical Deserplon ae 15 3 1 Network TUS EAS ee ae 15 3 2 USB Interface seinen 15 3 3 LED Siem eis 13 3 4 Connector Pin Assignment u a 16 3 5 Technical Specifications ee esse 16 4 Programming Information seesoescossessoesocssessoesooesesssesoossosssessossosssessossocesessossoossesssssose 18 4 1 LONWORKS Network Node anne 18 4 2 TUL di 4 anne 18 List f gun e e 19 List f Table nase u 19 FE ro ec 20 amp Gesytec AAM 3 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Product Information Product Information This manual describes the Easylon USB Socket Interfacet 1 1 1 2 Figure 1 1 Easylon USB Socket Interface FT X2 and EIA 485 Variants The following variants of the Easylon USB Socket Interfacet are described in this documentation Order Code Type Code Network Interface Type P V20503 LVM DBA EIA 485 PYINU VMFBA FTX P V20506 LVM FAA Table 1 1 Variants and order codes Scope of Delivery e Easylon USB Socket Interface module e Technical short information e Installation and documentation CD with 32 64 bit driver for Windows XP Vista 7 8 Server 2003 2008 2008R2 2012 Easylon RNI Software for remote LONWORKS access EasyCheck diagnosis utility for Ea
4. inaccuracies that may appear in this document Gesytec shall have no liability or responsibility to the original purchaser or any other person or entity with respect to any claim loss liability or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by any Gesytec product or the accompanying documentation Easylon is registered trademark of Gesytec GmbH Echelon LON LonMaker LONWORKS and NEURON are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Other names may be trademarks of their respective com panies DA Gesytec i 2 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Contents Contents 1 Product formal 4 1 1 2314 2101 A RTT 4 1 2 Scope of Delyeiyan asieai een ehe 4 1 3 i 0260 Se CT aE e a 3 1 3 1 VNI Virtual Network Interface ea 5 132 MIP een 6 2 Installation 7 2 1 Hardware Installation aueh 7 2 2 Driver Installation a ces 7 2 2 1 Driver for Windows Operating System WDM Drivers eee 7 2 2 1 1 Installation using the Windows Assistant eese 8 2 2 1 2 Manual Installation and Update 2 ne 10 PAX SM Driver Isle un Re anal 10 2 2 12 ME IS ip neue er 10 2 2 1 2 Deisstallaien einer 13 2 2 2 Windows and 16 Bit Applications 20 0 0 ee eee eesecsseeeeeeeeseeceaeeeeeseeeesneessaeenseeneaes 13
5. ND ground 3 RT LON data Table 3 2 Pin assignment of 3pin LON connector Pin 1 position cf Figure 1 2 Technical Specifications USB Interface Type USB slave interface accord to high speed USB standard 2 0 Connector 10 pin 2 row edge connector Network Interface Transceiver FT X2 electrically isolated EIA 485 not electrically isolated 1 25 Mbps max Connector 3 pin edge connector Pu Gesytec 222 16 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Power Supply Power Supply Power Consumption Operating Conditions Temperature Operation extended range Storage Humidity Display and Operation Dimensions Board Technical Description 5 V DC 10 externally via USB connector 100 mA typically 0 C 70 C only for FTX version 40 C 85 C 40 C 85 C 90 no condensation service push button traffic LED yellow status LED green error LED red 69 34 x 36 96 mm For easy integration a step file of the board is available Conformity RoHs DA Gesytec 4 2011 65 EU 17 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 ES USB Socket Interface User Manual 4 4 1 4 2 Programming Information Programming Information LonWorks Network Node Being an IEC14908 compatible interface device the Easylon Interface card can be used as a network node in a LONWORKS network The Interface can re
6. Ser vice button and traffic LED are implemented As an OEM module a certain flexibility with respect to customer specific re quirements is observed e g with respect to the connector types or positions The respective module may therefore be different from the description in this docu mentation 1 USB connector pin 1 2 Traffic LED yellow 3 Status LED green 4 Error LED red 5 Service pin push button 6 GND connector 7 LonWorks connector pin 1 Figure 1 2 Module components VNI Virtual Network Interface With VNI Echelon defined a transparent mode of operation for LonWorks inter faces In this mode LonTalk packets are not preprocessed on the interface device but the PC realized the complete network access Thus the applications running amp Gesytec AAM 5 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual 1 3 2 Product Information on the PC receives and sends the messages VNI interfaces overcome several limitations of the conventional interfaces using MIP or NSI firmware For in stance they offer an increased performance Easylon Interfaces are compatible with the Echelon VNI interfaces and can be used with LNS based software such as LonMaker for Windows without problems MIP The Neuron Chip used on the conventional network interface requires a firmware to realiz
7. ains a DWORD in hexadecimal notation of different flags for de bug purposes Usually it is set to O not existing By setting the single bits cer tain debug features can be turned on At the moment the bits 0 1 and 3 are used Bit 0 LON telegrams at the interface from and to the application are displayed in the debug output sa Gesytec 4 1220 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 ES USB Socket Interface User Manual Installation 2 2 1 5 2 2 2 Note 2 2 3 Bit 1 Telegrams at the interface between PC and interface hardware are displayed in the debug output Bit 3 CREATE and CLOSE of the driver are displayed in the debug output No of Parallel Transactions By default the Easylon MIP driver will handle 16 parallel transactions This fea ture can be turned off by setting the value to 1 De installation WDM drivers are de installed using the Device Manager Among LON Adapters select the Gesytec LVMx yy driver and click de install Windows and 16 Bit Applications The Windows driver for the 32 bit Windows versions also provides a 16 bit inter face Unfortunately Microsoft does not support this in the 64 bit versions To use it the following entry has to be made in the file config nt usually found in the windows system32 directory Device S ystemRoot system32 Ipxdos exe Llvul 2 MipO The 32 bit LON device used is specified by the optional L or L parameter L
8. alize one or more virtual MIP interfaces As the external interface file xif required for using the device as a network node can only be created for a specific applica tion an example xif file is provided This must be adapted with the XIF editor prior to usage The file can be found on the Drivers amp Documentation CD Network Interface Transmission Rate XIF File TP FT for virtual MIP interfaces 78 kbps lolv075f xif Table 4 1 Network access and xif files Registry Key The driver of the Easylon USB Socket Interface makes an entry in the registry database for each found device according to Echelon s guidelines You will find this entry at WHKEY LOCAL MACHINE Software LonWorks DeviceDrivers For each Easylon USB Socket Interface you will find a key with the device name Gesytec LVMx y and a character value with the driver name Pu Gesytec 222 18 20 v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN USB Socket Interface User Manual List of Figures 5 List of Figures Figure 1 1 Easylon USB Socket Interface FT X2 and EIA 485 sss 4 Figure 1 2 Module components iesse DH 5 6 Listof Tables Table 1 1 NV ariauts and ordereodes u 2a 4 Table 3 1 Pin assignment of IO pui USB connector un u unua na ra Lar eee idans 16 Table 3 2 Pin assignment of 3pin LON connector c i crite niu rd oi tena Lac eee idne 16 Table 4 1 Network access and If files
9. ce User Manual Technical Description 3 3 1 3 2 3 3 Technical Description Network Interface Easylon Interfacet cards are using an FPGA for accessing the control network For which sufficient RAM is available as network buffer for transmit and re ceive For use in protocol analysis each packet received is transmitted to the ap plication with timestamp of 1 ms accuracy The FPGA is connected to the com puter bus Eight node ids are available on the interface for identification within the control network cf Driver Instances The interface status is signaled by a status LED The Service push button is read by the driver software Figure 1 2 USB Interface The Easylon USB Interfacet has been developed according to USB 2 0 standard high speed It can as well operate at USB 1 1 interfaces LED Signals Position cf Figure 1 2 Staus LED Green blinking in normal operation Error LED Red blinking firmware is loaded ON error e g after reset If both LEDs are off the module is out of operation Traffic LED yellow signals network traffic PS Gesytec 222 15 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Technical Description 3 4 3 5 Connector Pin Assignment USB connector O oyuna BWN Table 3 1 Pin assignment of 10 pin USB connector LON connector PIN MNEMO Description 1 RT LON data 2 G
10. e LVMx y Vni0 with its corresponding node id a MIP application must not use the instance LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 sa Gesytec 4 1120 USB Socket Interface User Manual Installation NOTE LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 LVMx y Mip0 VNI applications e g LNS usually generate a node id of their own which will then be additional to the 8 standard node id belonging to the interface device Permitted Power Saving Usually the LON USB adapter allows a standby mode with applications running Standby At certain conditions however e g LON USB adapter using a hub under Windows 2000 the current supply to the USB adapter will be shortly in terrupted during return from the standby mode by the hub Under such conditions the standby mode must be turned off None Parameters for logical instance Gesytec LVM16 1 Mip0 Properties Iz General Advanced Driver Details Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value Adapter Name C Debug Flag No of Parallel Transactions Not Present Adapter Name An arbitrary name can be chosen freely e g building 7 This name must not be used by another instance If the name is already in use the device will not start code 10 Debug Flag This field cont
11. e the interface functionality The de facto standard was the MIP firm ware Many applications still use the functionality of this firmware which realiz es layers 3 5 of the LonTalk protocol namely network transport and session Using the drivers of the Easylon VNI Interfaces Interface up to 8 logical MIP interfaces can be used with one interface card i e an Easylon VNI Interface re places 8 standard MIP interface cards 247 Gesytec 4 620 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 ES USB Socket Interface User Manual Installation 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 Z s e Installation Please check the delivered items You must find the Easylon USB Socket Inter facet and an installation CD containing drivers and this documentation Hardware Installation Please refer also to the manual describing the device into which you want to in sert the Easylon USB Socket Interface Turn off power open the device and plug the USB module into a suitable USB socket Please observer chapter 3 4 Connector Pin Assignment Restart the PC after the module has been installed and insert the Drivers amp Documentation CD in order to get the appropriate driv et Driver Installation Drivers for different operating systems are available for the Easylon USB Socket Interface Currently these are Windows XP Vista 7 and 8 and the Windows Server OS 2003 2008 2008 R2 and 2012 The drivers support both the 32 and the 64 bit v
12. ersion of these operating systems Latest driver versions you can download via the Easylon Support pages of our web site www gesytec com A Linux driver is available in source code on request Installation for different operating systems is described in the following sections Windows operating systems section 2 2 1 16 Bit driver under 32 bit Windows section 2 2 2 This section also describes in short the diagnosis utility EasyCheck which can be installed separately from CD Driver for Windows Operating System WDM Drivers This section describes installation and setup of the Easylon Interface card drivers for the Windows operating system from XP onwards The setup program is using the same WDM driver Windows Driver Model for all operating systems For installation you can either use the Windows assistant or the program FastUpd exe for manual installation which is much more straightforward cf chapter 2 2 1 2 247 Gesytec 4 7 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Installation 2 2 1 1 The latter is especially helpful if you are running Windows 7 and later or have to install several instances of the driver Installation using the Windows Assistant After the Easylon Interfacet has been mounted Windows will recognize the new device and start the hardware assistant If Windows should not find the driver on the Drivers and Documentation CD or the driver sh
13. ket Interface User Manual Installation Gesytec LVM16 1 Properties x General Advanced Driver Details Power Management The following properties are available for this network adapter Click the property you want to change on the left and then select its value on the right Property Value C Number of Mip Interfaces Number of VNI Interfaces G Pemitted Power Saving Not Present Timestamp Cance Debug Flag The value comprises a DWORD in hexadecimal notation of different flags for debug purposes Usually it is set to O not existing Setting the single bits will turn on special debug features In the current driver versions bits 1 and 3 are used Bit 1 LON telegrams at the interface from and to the USB bus are shown in debug output Bit 3 CREATE and CLOSE of the driver are displayed in the debug output Note The debug output for instance can be displayed using the DebugView program which is freely available at www sysinternals com Number of Mip Interfaces The number of virtual MIP Interfaces can be set here 0 8 default 2 Number of VNI Interfaces The number of virtual VNI Interfaces Interfaces can be set here 0 8 default 1 ATTENTION There are 8 node IDs available for each interface device These have to be as signed appropriately to the applications using the device either as VNI or as a MIP interface If for example a VNI application is using the instanc
14. ly Cancel Select Browse my computer and indicate the drive with the Drivers amp Documentation CD Finally give permission for the Gesytec driver setup Final Steps After successful completion of the installation the device manager will show the interface under LON Adapters E pne File Action View Help 9g EB sa e e RS lt gt Keyboards 4 zT LON Adapters IH Gesytec LVMI6 1 Gesytec LVM16 1 MipO Gesytec LVM16 1 Mipl TET Gesytec LVM16 1 Vni0 A Mice and other pointing devices Here you will find a Gesytec LVMx y entry with x designating the number of the USB host controller and y the port If hubs have been cascaded the respec tive port numbers are given as well If after the installation the green LED does not blink an error has occurred in the Easylon USB Socket Interface installation In that case please restart the PC The device is now ready to access the LONWORKS network ath Gesytec c T LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Installation 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 4 Manual Installation and Update The easiest way to install the driver is to ignore the hardware assistant and run FastUpd exe from the Driver LvxLvu folder of the CD ROM If the Drivers amp Documentation CD interface has opened in your browser you may access the driver setup as well via Products Easyl
15. name name Ivu1 2 MipO for device LVU at USB host controller 1 and with port number 2 at USB root hub Two subsequent I characters have to be entered one indicating the parameter L the second as first character of the name LIxxxx The 16 bit LON device used is specified by the following optional parameter Dn with n 1 9 for LONI to LON9 Without this parameter the interface will be assigned the first unused name start ing with LONI EasyCheck Quick Interface Diagnosis In addition to the drivers the test utility EasyCheck can be installed in the re spective program directory default Easylon Lpx The program checks inter EN Gesytec 222 13 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Installation face and software environment and displays information from which can be concluded on the reasons for problems in connection with the interface The program EasyCheck runs an analysis of the system s software It will open the selected interface check the driver version and display it By sending a que ry status command the communication with the hardware is tested Using the read memory command the utility will show if the device is running MIP or NSI firmware Properly installed Easylon Interfaces will send a corresponding answer sa Gesytec 4 1420 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interfa
16. on USB Socket Inter facet and selecting the button for the operating system The same program you will use to update an existing driver Driver Instances The driver consists of a basic part for the interface hardware LVMx y and of up to eight logical VNI drivers LVMx y Vniz and up to eight logical MIP drivers LVMx y Mipz These driver instances can be used like independent network interfaces For each logical driver instance an individual node id unique identification cor responding to the Neuron ID is used VNI and MIP drivers with the last digit z will be assigned the same node id There is a maximum of 8 node id available for each interface device Settings There are further settings available for the Easylon USB Socket Interface which may be helpful in certain operating conditions They can be found in the LON Adapters section of the device manager Select the properties of the desired de vice s Device Manager Lee File Action View Help gl JI H cs N e Ne lt Keyboards 4 4 zT LON Adapters apt Gesytec LVM16 1 TET Gesytec LVM16 1 Mip0 TIT Gesytec LVM16 1 Mip1 TET Gesytec LVM16 1 Vni0 A Mice and other pointing devices El 4 n r The Advanced Properties offer the following settings 3 x is designating the number of the USB host controller and y the port If hubs have been cascaded the respective port num bers are given as well FIN Gesytec i 1020 USB Soc
17. ould be elsewhere please select the appropriate drive and select the setup file LvxLvu inf and the driver Gesytec Lvuwdm Driver from the LvxLvu directory Windows 7 Windows 7 systems connected to the Internet directly start looking for a driver at Windows Update and therefore ignore the CD Consequently the installation us ing the assistant will fail and manual settings are required You can either follow the steps described in 2 2 1 2 Manual Installation and Update or proceed as follows Open the Device Manager e g via the control panel X Computer Management cas ES File Action View Help 3 AMIS Hs mig RS Network adapters 4 5 Other devices fi Unknown device I Ports COM amp LPT B Processors JE System devices 3 Universal Serial Bus controllers Right click on the entry for the unknown device and select Update Drivers 247 Gesytec 8 20 LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 USB Socket Interface User Manual Installation C i Update Driver Software Unknown Device How do you want to search for driver software gt Search automatically for updated driver software Windows will search your computer and the Internet for the latest driver software for your device unless you ve disabled this feature in your device installation settings i Browse my computer for driver software i Locate and install driver software manual
18. sylon interfaces Documentation in Adobe Acrobat PDF format Sample design for a carrier board Gerber and Step files 1 Modification of connectors on request 2 A Linux driver is available in source code on demand ath Gesytec 4 ano LVM UserDoc LVM_Manual EN v1 0 docx v1 0 06 30 2014 ES USB Socket Interface User Manual 1 3 1 3 1 Product Information Overview The Easylon USB Socket Interface realizes an IEC14908 compliant LON USB connection as a plug in module to be integrated into OEM devices The module is a network interface link between a PC and a control network according to the abovementioned standard respectively the LONWORKS specifications As an Easylon Interface the network interface provides up to eight logical driv er interfaces thus realizing the parallel access of several applications to the net work either in MIP or LNS compatible mode USB connection to the CPU board is made by a 10pin connector designed ac cording the ASUS standard Power supply uses this connector as well The Easy lon USB Socket Interface is a so called high speed USB device according to USB standard 2 0 however compatible with USB 1 1 An Evaluation Kit available to the Easylon USB Socket Interface which allows easy access to connections and signals of the board Concerning the LON connection the module is available in different transceiver variants Additionally to the FT X2 transceiver there is an EIA 485 variant
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